When I first glanced at the title, I got excited because I saw Steam Machine and $500. 😔
He’s come a long way on the last decade.
I suppose we can be reassured that the Obscene Yacht industry is still going strong despite the cost of living crisis.
Pretty sure we’re all wasting our lives serving capital in order to keep the obscene yachts on the seas.
USA should be more honest and switch from GDP to GOYP.
Based gabe
Why is everyone acting surprised, this has been Gabe’s thing for a long time? He’s super into boats and submarines and owns a submarine company or something like that. i think I’m burned out from the news cycle, getting outraged by this just feels like a waste of my emotional energy that I could spend somewhere it will matter.
Because a lot of them are bots hoping to hurt valve’s hardware line. Not sure if it’s Microsoft or Epic Games that’s paying for them, but you can tell both are getting panicked about the announcements and are splashing money around.
Rich man buys rich people stuff. Wow that’s crazy news.
Never stops being disgusting.
The materials were also chosen with an eye on reducing maintenance and repetitive tasks for the yacht’s staff, so traditional materials like teak decks and wooden handrails are out, and composite alternatives are in. The diesel-electric power plant works alongside a battery storage system that allows Leviathan to operate for long stretches with no emissions, and it also features an advanced wastewater treatment system.
On the one hand, it’s nice that mr Newell seems to be reducing the footprint of their luxury yacht above and beyond most of what I have heard happens in the rest of the luxury yacht industry. On the other hand, I shudder to think of what the footprint for the manufacturing of this custom-designed, one-of-a-kind luxury yacht looked like. Not to mention ‘composite’ usually means some sort of plastic, so now there’ll be one more thing spewing microplastics directly into the ocean…
This is the entire point of capitalism. The greatest system ever. Literally enslaving humanity and destroying the planet…
“composite” is also one of the default materials in modern boat building (fibreglass)
That’s more common in new high-end luxury yachts, it’s a benefit to the guests as well (prob the main motivation?).
Ugh. Why are people like this?
Lifetime of indoctrination into disgusting ideologies.
Gross.
Why not to spend this money on charity? Or a political party who oppose fascist? Or, heck, spend it for weapons for Ukraine! I don’t understand.
Two of your goals are mutually exclusive
Which goals, donating money to charity and opposing fascism? Or opposing fascism and supporting Ukraine?
It’s impressive you can still type with Putin’s cock constantly in your hands
Now, now. Don’t be mean. I an sure they know how to use their mouth, too.
I don’t get the reason for the homophobic attack, but sure, buddy. Putin is a fascist BTW, but arming fascists just because we hate some other fascist more isn’t a good idea.
How is it homophobic? If Putin were a woman I’d have said you have your fingers up her wahoo. No difference.
It’s a homophobic attack linking that to submission and ownership
WHAT
This yacht is a research vessel. Not necessarily a party-hookers-drugs vessel.
Yeah, sounds about right for the state of “science”.
This is like the lie kids tell their parents every time its new PC time for back to school.
“I swear mom! The GPU is for school work!”
Sure thing, bud
It’s… For science!
What is it with millionaires and yachts?
I hate boats, even on a calm day in a lake which is only about 2 m deep I’m constantly convinced the damn thing is going to sink.
Do people actually like being on boats, it’s basically like being in a cramped apartment that is really inconvenient to get to and from, that constantly experiences a never-ending earthquake, why is that anyone’s idea of a good time?
Also I really hope somebody has tested that submarine extensively.
International waters <–> pedos
I dunno about every other country, but age of consent legally applies to US citizens while abroad. I’m sure it’s easier to get away with, but it doesn’t make one immune to the law.
It’s the new fancy castles.
The most you can get detached from the pleb.If you wanted a huge luxury castle you needed the resources of maybe hundreds of villages and a staff of hundreds just for regular upkeep (you had to make all the products needed locally, from cleaning supplies to masonry, etc).
But today building a home for 1bn (that’s basically a limit of sorts, -ish) that can run on a staff of 10 ppl is hitting the limit of usability.
With mega/superyachts (ie luxury ships) it’s a more exclusive game, this dude didn’t just spend half a billon on a “smaller” object (that took 2000 people 4 years to build), it will also cost him 50~100 million in yearly upkeep (+maybe that sum every like 3~10 years for refurnishing, bcs why not, it’s the standard).
And this isn’t counting the usual support megayacht that will probably accompany the superyacht at all times (for extra staff, equipment, quests, maybe area accessibility in some cases).
I love boats. I don’t own one unfortunately, but I’ve never had a bad time on a boat, they’re awesome and fun even if you’re not going out fishing.
I’ve never been on a super yacht before, but I imagine it’d be like a cruise ship without other guests, just your family/friends and employees. I think I’d rather take a cheap cruise tbh.
Privacy and Security. You’re out there where no paparazzi can take bikini pictures of you. It’s easy to secure so that nobody can kidnap you. And take a look at the interior of those Yachts, they are not cramped. Look at this thing:
It’s bigger than your home. It has its own helipad. It is 111m long.
Did you think that photo was going to convince people here?
I’m trying to imagine vikings.
Millionairesbillionaires.It’s a dick-measuring contest from more civilised times.
As RC-1138 would put it, “Times have changed”
There are no good billionaires, kids.
But there are degrees of how bad they are.
The guillotine has a methodically designed schedule.
Technically true, but not worth distinguishing.
Standards are low
Gabe is a pretty good billionaire. He has made a lot of people happy. He doesn’t spend his money trying to manipulate society. I think Gabe deserves a new yacht.
Multiple online casinos for underage customers that he runs disagree.
Valve literally invented case gambling…
Can’t remember a single Valve game that is $60 (today $80?) that has a Battle Pass, built in micro transactions that are pay-to-win, half-assed DLCs that should’ve been in base game, or a game being unfinished mess on release.
Valve is not a saint. But even with lootboxes they bring way more good to gaming industry in comparison to literally any other gaming company.
Bonus round!
Can you guess a game that has all these 4 points?
Dota has a battle pass and micro transactions
That is purely comestics.
But the money from that goes to professional players that participate in the tournament and to organizers who organize the event.
How much money from battle pass goes to Fortnite/Battlefield/COD pro players?
You didn’t say anything about where the money goes, you just said you can’t recall a Valve game with microtransactions or a battlepass. Dota has both.
If we want to have a discussion about how they spend that money, then I agree, Valve does a much better job than EA or Blizzard or similar
Can you guess a game that has all these 4 points?
$50 says it’s an EA game
I’LL TAKE THAT…no I won’t take that bet, me thinks!
For cosmetic only items, and in return they let everyone play for free. It doesn’t bother me as a business model.
Gambling addictions have very high suicide ideation and suicide attempt rates. The exact numbers seem ti vary from study to study but I haven’t found any with percentages below double digits.
Gambling addictions are not uncommon either, with 1-3% of the general population being affected [Wikipedia]. Risk factors include starting young and online gambling by the way. Guess who encourages both?
If I had to guess, thousands of people have committed suicide at least partially due to Valve. “Partially” because case gambling could’ve been the entry into other forms of gambling that cemented gambling addictions.
Skill issue.
I don’t think monetizing gambling addictions so others can play for free is a great argument.
Says someone without a gambling addiction.
Uh yea. Why would I have a gambling addition. That shit is stupid as fuck.
Gambling disorder is recognized by the DSM, this comment comes across as victim blaming and ableist.
You realize people can’t choose if they are addicted to gambling right? It’s the same as any addiction. Most people don’t even realize they have a problem until they have hit rock bottom.
Alright then, he get’s an extra sharp guillotine.
What do we get for musk? Dull and rusty seem too merciful
Look up Wikipedia on how they got confessions out of people in the medieval times…
A steam hammer https://youtu.be/zb-wWo2kT-w
But it goes down slowly. Very slowly.ViKings the show, the episode titled Blood Eagle. NSFL
You don’t know what he does in the dark. You don’t know the decisions he makes, the moves he pays for, or the things he does. You only see a very small amount of his actual life.
Neither is you, or anyone except people he works with and is close to.
15 gaming PCs
Priorities, eh?
Half Life 3 takes place on open sea.
Borealis hits the vibe
Waterworld
Most comments ITT boil down to two things:
- “cat shit is shit, so it’s the same as elephant shit”
- “cat shit is not the same as elephant shit, so it’s not shit”
No sarcasm, pure sincerity, that was a beautifully eloquent comment, kudos.
Cat shit is not the same as elephant shit. Contents are different and there is a enormous difference in amounts. Would you rather have an elephant shit in your house of a cat shit in a litterbox in your house?
Yup, that’s part of the deal: cat shit is preferable over elephant shit. The other part is that cat shit is still shit, and it’s still undesirable.
Now look at the discussion in this thread. Gabe Newell is cat shit; some comments are trying to defend him as not shit, some trying to pretend his behaviour is exactly as bad as elephant shit (your typical billionaire). Between a billionaire like Newell spending money on a research yacht versus one like Musk fuelling some random dictatorship, Newell is preferable. And he’s still undesirable as any of those money-hoarding psychopaths.
none of it
Good thing I have toxoplasmosis
Elephant shit for you then :)
(just kidding.)
This is how I find out that he has a yacht called “Rocinante”.
I couldn’t find the date where Gaben bought it, but the boat was originally built in 2008 and for someone else, so I guess I don’t know if Gaben is a “The Expanse” fan or just a fan of “Don Quixote”. I’d prefer the former.
Anywho… #EatTheRichMight equally be a Rush fan.
🎵 I set a course just east of Lyra
And northwest of Pegasus
Flew into the light of Deneb
Sailed across the Milky Way
On my ship, the ‘Rocinante’
Wheeling through the galaxies
Headed for the heart of Cygnus
Headlong into mystery 🎵- Cygnus X-1, Rush
If it’s the latter, at least it’s self deprecating
